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Integrity: The Link Between Personal and Professional Credibility
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-29-ELeadership and People ManagementIf someone even indirectly implies that we lack "integrity", we bristle. Why? Is there something innate that tells us that others feel we are not trustworthy? The insinuation that we can't be trusted creates a negative feeling inside most people. It is insulting, as we feel we have belittled ourselves in some way. Certainly in many respects integrity is a very personal thing. But it is also something that society is interested in, as witnessed by...Starting at €8.20
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A Case about Integrity: Scent of a Woman
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-71-ELeadership and People ManagementWatching an Al Pacino film is always an exhilarating experience. In his Oscar-winning film "Scent of a Woman", Al Pacino, playing the part of a blind, retired US army colonel, turns up at the school of his newly found friend to support him during a school disciplinary hearing. The colonel, obviously a man who has courted fame but has been far from honest in his dealings, comes to help a kid he has only met a few days before. So why the sudden cha...Starting at €8.20
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Cómo relajarse al hablar en público
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-26Leadership and People ManagementActualmente, cada vez son más los ejecutivos y asesores que tienen que hacer presentaciones de sus propuestas y nuevos productos ante los clientes, consejos de administración y otras audiencias, ya sea dentro o fuera de sus propias compañías. Esto supone una presión adicional que les produce tensión y ansiedad: la presión de tener que aprender a comunicar bien su historia y, por supuesto, de obtener resultados. Pero esto requiere tiempo y práctic...Starting at €8.20
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El liderazgo carismático desde una perspectiva de comunicación
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-31Leadership and People ManagementEl término "personalidad carismática", ¿ha perdido su lustre y, de hecho, su vigencia? Probablemente ha perdido buena parte de su brillo, pero es seguro que seguirá vigente siempre que nos ayude a explicar por qué algunas personas son capaces de ofrecer un liderazgo visonario y otras no. De hecho, el liderazgo carismático tiene tres dimensiones: la visión convincente, la persona y la situación. Se trata de un enlace entre esas tres dimensiones. E...Starting at €8.20
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Carmela, S.A.
Brennecke, T.; Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase L-5-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case concerns the communication problems and the language issues involved in the take-over of a profit making Spanish firm in the Barcelona area by a German multinational corporation.Starting at €8.20
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Persuasive Presentations
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note LN-14-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20
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Cross-Cultural Communications
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note LN-18-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20
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Dealing with Uncertainty
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-27-ELeadership and People ManagementMost of us feel the uncertainty of our lives somewhat unnerving at times. In many ways we feel unanchored, and vulnerable to the winds of change. Uncertainty seems to affect the world around us at an economic, social, political, and even religious level. Stephen Toulmin, in his interesting book, Return to Reason?, calls on us to redress this feeling of uncertainty by going back to a healthier balance between rationality and reason as we struggle ...Starting at €8.20
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-70-ELeadership and People ManagementFrank Capra's Oscar-winning film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, made over sixty-five years ago, is one of the great classics of the film world. Like all great classics, whether on screen or in print, it is the underlying theme that gives it its longevity. It is not the actors, the special effects, the music or even the story that makes it special. It is special because it raises an issue that bothers us all: It is about integrity in politics; it i...Starting at €8.20
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Persuasion and Avoiding the Manipulative Art
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-19-ELeadership and People ManagementUnfortunately, many see persuasion and manipulation as synonymous. But really they are very different concepts. Propaganda is manipulative; for example, as it tries to make us dependent, while persuasion always leave us free to say "No", as the authors Jowett & O'Donnell tells us. In the first part of this article we shall look at the term manipulation, and follow this up by contrasting it with persuasion. In this way, we may see persuasion in a ...Starting at €8.20